Thursday, 28 June 2012

One of the most awaited bike of the year, the Bajaj Pulsar is finally launched the by the company at the National Capital. Bajaj unveiled the bike few months back and then launched the same only at Pune. Bajaj is relying on phased launch for the 200NS and the company said the bike will be made available across the country within two months.

The bike launched, Pulsar 200NS in Delhi is priced at Rs. 85,000 (ex-showroom). The on-road price of the bike will come to Rs 94,300. For those still unfamiliar with everything that’s new and exciting on the 200NS, it is powered by a liquid-cooled single cylinder 4-valve SOHC 199.5cc engine that boasts of the world's first triple-sparkplug technology. This motor pumps out a meaty 23.52PS of power @ 9,500rpm and 18.3Nm of torque @ 8000rpm.

Commenting on the launch in Pune, Mr. Sanjay Saraswat, Vice-President-Marketing, Bajaj Auto said “These sporty iconic motorcycles have been a testimony to the company’s engineering prowess. The Pulsar 200 NS showcases next leap in technology and design and will set the standard for others to follow. We are launching the first Pulsar 200 NS in Maharashtra as we feel that the state has played a major role in Pulsar completing the ‘Decade of Dominance’ with 10 years of leadership in the Indian performance motorcycle market. It will then be progressively launched in the rest of the country."

The company recently launched the KTM Duke 200 after which, the company commented that they will line all their future launches with the KTM being in the premium category and Pulsar being offered to the masses.